The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia is dedicated to medical collections and findings.

Visit the Mutter Museum with a Go Philadelphia pass

Pay nothing at the gate – simply scan your digital pass

Get general admission to the museum

Access talks and temporary exhibits

A Go Philadelphia pass also gives you free entry to other popular attractions

This former doctors-only museum was founded to educate future medical staff about anatomy. Today, the Mutter Museum Philadelphia is open to the public and allows you the opportunity to explore the mysteries of the human body.

Browse preserved body parts in jars, retro medical instruments, and bits of Albert Einstein’s brain. The Mutter Museum Philadelphia is definitely not one for the squeamish.

You'll learn all about important worldwide medical discoveries and see plenty of skulls, cysts, and even an iron lung. Plus, you'll get an insight into Philadelphia's history by finding out how the wounded and sick soldiers were cared for during the war.

Mutter Museum exhibits

A Stitch in Spine Saves Nine: Innovations in Spinal Surgery – explore the history and development of spinal medicine and learn about some of today’s common spinal surgeries and what new frontiers of experimental science could mean.

Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits - Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Pennsylvania – it wouldn’t be a Philadelphia museum without a tie to the city’s history – learn about how wounded and sick soldiers were cared for in local Philadelphia hospitals when they arrived.

Hyrtl Skull Collection – featuring a display of 139 human skulls from anatomist Joseph Hyrtl, whose work was an attempt to disprove that cranial features serve as evidence of intelligence and personality which could further disprove the notion that racial differences caused anatomical differences.

The Soap Lady – a glass-encased display of a woman whose body was exhumed in Philadelphia in 1875 and was preserved by the rare formation of a fatty substance called adipocere.

Albert Einstein’s Brain – the Mutter Museum is one of only 2 places in the world where you can see pieces of Albert Einstein’s brain; here, the brain is in sections, 20 microns thick, stained with cresyl violet, and preserved in glass slides on display.

Go Philadelphia passes are the best choice for maximum savings and flexibility when sightseeing in Philadelphia. Your pass includes Mutter Museum tickets, plus admission to dozens more Philadelphia attractions.